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Course Overview
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Course Overview
How the programme works
Following induction, each module is completed over the course of one month and begins with engagement in the guided activities on the Catalyst platform. Participants then meet with their diocesan learning group to reflect on their learning, share insights, and deepen their understanding through discussion. Dates and venue details for these facilitated group sessions, whether online or in person, will be provided by the diocesan facilitator. Between Modules 3 and 4, a national conference offers additional opportunities for learning, reflection, and collaboration. The course ends with a celebration.
Induction
Starting wellEssential preparation! Meet with others in your region and get grounded in the Catalyst journey.
Module 1
Children, Young People and RelationshipsExplore the importance of developing a deeper relationship with God, your team and the children and young people you minister to.
Module 2
Children, Young People and LearningExpand your understanding about how children and young people learn and how this can be used for effective discipleship.
Module 3
Children, Young People and CultureIgnite your passion for mission with children and young people by taking a closer look at the cultural contexts you are in.
Conference
Children, Young People and DiscipleshipTake a deep dive into what discipleship is for children and young people today with Inspiring speakers, worship and refreshment.
Module 4
Children, Young People: Groups and InclusionUnderstand the importance of inclusion and some of the practical steps that youth and children’s leaders can take towards more inclusive group work..
Module 5
Children, Young People and MeShow others all that you have learnt during the Catalyst course by giving a short presentation about an aspect of your ministry over the past year..
Celebration
an ending...or a new beginning?Celebrate all that you have achieved over the course and look ahead at all that God has in store as you continue to play your part in God’s mission to children and young people.
Recommeded Time Commitment
Each Module is broken down into four components, as follows:
1) Take-it in
This part consists of a video for you to watch / listen to which launches the core ideas in the session. videos run for up to 15 minutes. We recommend an additional 30 minutes for presonal reflection and notetaking. (ie. up to 45 minutes)
2) Make Connections
In this part we ask you to make use of your existing ministry practice experiences, and ask you to 1) pay attention to these and b) reflect on them in light of the ideas in the video. up to 60 minutes in addition to your existing contact time with children and/or young people.
3) Going Deeper
This is an optional set of additional reading / viewing / listening which helps you to dig deeper still into the core ideas in the session. we recommend anywhere between an 1 and 4 hours, shoud you choose to engage with this component./p>
4) Gather
This final part of the session is where you meet with your regional / Diocesan group to share and extend your learning; bringing together the threads and encouraging one another forward. between one and two hours depending on local arrangements, plus travel time if required.